Baby Savanna has settled in so nicely to our new routine!
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 my maid Octavia and I bundle our stuff together and pack little Sav in the car, shooting off to my Music Lessons.
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At first I was a little worried, I didn't know if Sav would cope with the noise and excitement of my work environment, I was also worried about how Octavia would cope with suddenly being a real 'nanny' playing, with and stimulating Sav with games and books for 4 hours!
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Well, on Tuesday it was a little tough, Octavia suffered with stagefright and spent most of the time just sitting looking into Savs pram saying "whats wrong?" again and again... explanation - it is a phrase that is common for zulu mothers "Whutzrong?...whutzrong?" I had to coach her along by saying something every time the 'whutzrong' started... "Octavia, read her a book now" or, "Octavia, show Sav the rattle" or "Octavia, take her for a walk" we were only there for two hours. You see, I know my maid, if I give her enough ideas and encouragement she will run with it and be really great at her job.
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Wednesday was more of a "trial by fire" for Octavia and Sav, Octavia was picked up at 11:30 and worked with a highly exciteable baby till 4:30! I had to smile as I drove us all home, Octavia looked like a nagaapie (kind of like I did in the first three weeks of being a mother) and Savanna crashed and slept till 6pm! I did notice though, that Sav had a blast - smiling at all the students, basking in the attention from Octavia and having a ball. Octavia was more in control and acted with more authority over her little charge.
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Thursday was a bit shorter - we were there for two hours only, Octavia packed all of Sav's bags and made sure that she packed toys, books, a blanket and play mat. It was so nice! We each settled down to our individual task - her with Sav and myself with the children coming through for lessons.
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The result of this blog post is that I am very happy with my decision to keep Sav with me. She is going to have an interesting first year, lots of music and fun. It's amazing how fast she is progressing, she is crossing milestones with leaps and bounds. Almost sitting on her own, grabbing at things (especially her mums tops... exposing her bra to all who are looking... blush!) sigh.
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Music is a gift. I have loved seeing the children so excited to be playing, singing and strumming again :)
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Sands x
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